Carton and method of making same



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P. REEVES CARTON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Jun 12I 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

'.PERCY lRIXIEVEIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARTON AND METHOD 0F MAKING SAME.

, Application led June 12, 1922. Serial No. 567,625.

To all who/m, z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, PERCY REEVES, a citizen 0f the United States, andresident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Carton and Method ofMaking Same, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cartons or boxes for shippingand display purposes.

The object of my invention is to provide a carton made up of asingleblank cut from a sheet of cardboard, which blank can be readily formedinto a carton of a desired shape; which blank lshall be so formed thatwhile the display printing is confined to one face only of the blank thecarton can be opened to display the contents for sale and lthe integralcover can be readily arranged extending above the opened box and willpresent a suitable display advertisement to one looking at the contentsyof the box.

A further object of my invention is to y provide a carton which whilemade of relatively thin cardboard shall be so reinforced and stifened atits ends that it will satis; factorily serve as a container forrelatively heavy goods such as boxes containing cakes of paraiiin.

A further object of my invention is to provide a carton made up from asingle sheet of cardboard which shall be printed on one side only andwhich shall present no unprinted surface to one examining the contentswhen the carton is opened for display and the cover is arrangedprojecting above the contents. i

Another object of my invention is to provide a carton having an integralcover so constructed or made that it can readily be arranged to placethe main portion of its printed top to view from the frontk of thecarton when the carton is opened to display its contents.

In carrying out my invention I cut and score a blank after printing iton one side only so that it can readily be formed up into a carton ofthe shape and dimensions desired. The cover being cut or scored for apart of its length between its forward and rear edges so that it can bereadily folded lengthwise and arranged to present its main portion ofits top surface to the front abovel the contents of the box. When I cutthe top, I preferably leave at least one small-con necting part at themiddle of the length of the cut to prevent the separation of the parts'until the carton is opened for display.

Many other advantages and novel features of my invention will be madeclear in the following specification when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in whichFigure 1 is a' perspectiveview of a container made in accordance with myinvention and shown in closed condition as it would appear before it hasbeen opened forY display;

Figure 2- is. a perspective view of the container opened for display;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container shown in partly formedcondition;

Figure 4 is alfragmentary horizontal section on ,the line 4 4 of Figure3 Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section on the line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section on the line 5 5 of Figure 2;and

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank as cut and scored preparatory formaking the carton.

In said drawings, l illustrates my improved carton which ismade of ablank 2 cut from a single sheet of cardboard. lThe carton illustrated isa rectangular box suitable for containing a number of packages 3 forcontaining such material as parowax and the like which is relativelyheavy. The box comprises a front wall 4, end walls 5, a' rear wall 6, acover 7 hinged to the top edge of the rear wall, and a bottom 8. InFigure 7, I have illustrated the outer face of the blank and aparticular feature of my invention is that, I am enabled to produce theresults which'I desire in the way of exhibiting advertisements on theouter surface of the carton when closed and also when the carton is openfor display with the printing limited of the blank. I have illustratedthe advertising which appears von the blank by the word Name appearingon the several parts shown in the proper relation on the blank so thatwhen the carton is formed the advertising will be in eral parts, to beread. I have also illustrated this idea in Figures 1 and 2 by placingthe word Name on'the several flaps and surfaces.

Another important feature is the producto one face or side tion of acarton for such uses out of relatively thin light cardboard andlstrengthening the carton at its ends in a novel and simple manner.Regardless of the construction in strengthening the body of the box, Imake the cover 7 in such a manner that the Ycover is an integral unitsuitable for closing the carton for packing and shipping pur-.

poses and so arranged vthat when the carton illustrated in Figure 2.

For this purpose I score the cover on a line 9 inwardly from each endsubstantially midway between its front and rear edges so that the covercan be folded on a substantially center longitudinal line. I then cutthe cover on the line 10 between the inner ends of the score lines 9,the line 10 being preferably deliected toward the rear edge of thelcover andsymmetrical at both ends for or` namental purposes and I leavea portion 11 of vthe cover substantially at the center of the cover,uncut, so as to retain the severed portion V12 in the plane of the coveruntil this uncut part 11 has been broken. This is for the purpose ofholding the cover, as a whole, flat during the time that the carton isclosed, that is during shipping and then when it is desired to open thecarton for display this portion 11 is broken and the cover is folded inan obvious manner to expose the main portion of the cover including thesevered portion 12 to view from the front of the carton..

At the liront edge 4of the cover, I provide a longitudinal lap 13 whichis adapted to be tucked in between the front 4 and the contents of thecarton when thel carton is closed as best shown in Figure 1 and is alsoadapted to be tucked in between thecontents of the box and theback ofthe Abox when theY carton is opened for display as best shown 1n Figure2.

Preferably I make the end walls'v inclined on their upper edges 14 andextend- 1ng from the upper edge of the rear wall to the upper edge ofthe front wall, the front wall beingnarrower than the rear wall toexpose the contents of the carton as best shown in Figure 2. And for thepurpose. of completing the carton between lthe inclined upper edges 14and the cover, I provide tapered flaps 15 on the ends of the coverproviding score lines 16 where these ilaps join on the ends of the coverso that these flaps can be readilybent downwardly4 to lill in betweenthe cover and the top edges of the endsof the carton. For holding theseend ilaps 15 in ,their closed positioIrI provide tongues 17 at theirforward ends adapted.

-iaps 25 and at the ends oli when the carton is closed to be bent inwithinthe edge Hap 13 on the forward edges ot the cover and be boundbetween this flap and the contents of the box thus completing the endsof the box as best shown in Figure 1.'-

These tongues 17 also serve another purpose.- VVhen the flap v13 istucked in at the back of the contents of the box these tongues k17project down along side the ends of the box and assist in retaining thecover in its upstanding position besides serving as ornamental partsdepending from the lower ends of the flaps 15.

I preferably so make the cover that-when the cover is folded andthe'flap 13 is tucked in, the forward portion of the cover which isexposed to view from the front, will stand in rearwardly inclinedposition as best shown in Figures 2 and 6. To make the insertion of thetab 13 easy when the cover is open, Iv tree the back 6 from the ends' byshort vertical cuts 18 andbesides the score line 19at the upper edge'o'fthe back, I provide an auxiliary longitudinal score line 20 connectingthe lower ends of the cuts 18 so that the upper strip 21 of the backdefined by the two score lines 19 and 20 can swing outwardly thuspermitting the easy insertion of the tab 13. The relative position ofthe score lines 9 and the lengths of the two parts of the 'top are suchthat when the tab 13 is entered between the contents and the back of thetop it normally is set in rearwardly inclined position. The peculiarmanner of making the cut 10 and the part 12 causes the portion of thecover which is exposed to view when the carton is open for displayto beat its widest part nearly as wide as the whole cover thus presenting alarge exposed space for advertising purposes.

The bottom 8 is rectangular as shown in Figure 7 land'extendingoutwardly from its ends I provide parts 22 equal in width to the widthof the bottom and as high as ltheends of the carton and I provide scorelines 23 at the junction of these parts with the ends of the bottom 8.The upper edges 24 of the partsv 22 are inclined to produce the inclinedtop 'edges 14 on the ends. At the ends of the Jfront wall 4 I provideend the rear wall 6 I provide cooperating end flaps 26, these flaps.bein

be interloied when the walls 4 and 6 are formed up into position, theflaps 25 being provided with cuts 27 and the fla s 26 pro' vided withtongues 28 and the. aps being )adapted to be interlockedy as bestn shownin Figure 3. These two iiaps when interlocked provide ends which aresubstantially double thickness and I provide means adapted to foldtogether *andfor reinforcing these double thicknessl ends` andpreventing these flaps from becoming freed from each other. This meanscomprises .the center flap or section 22 with an additional Hap orsection 29 connected to the outer edge 24 thereof. The section 22 isadapted to be folded up against the outer faces of the interlockingflaps 25 and 26 and the ksection 29 is adapted to be formed over the endof the box and down Within thebox against the inner surface of theinterlocked flaps 25 and 26 as best shown in-Figure 3. or the purpose ofreinforcing the end corners ofl the carton, I provide end flaps 30 and31 on the member 29, these end flaps being adapted to contact with thefront and rear walls of the 4 box, the flap 31 against the rear wall 6and the Hap 30 against the front Wall 4 as shown in Figure 3. For thepurpose of retaining the Hap 2 in its final position. I provide `itsouter edge with short tongues 32 and VI provide cooperating cuts 33inthe bottom 8 adjae cent to its ends for receiving these short tongues32 as the section 29 reaches its final position, the parts 'yieldingsuiliciently to permit the tongues 32 to enter the slots 33.

It Will now be evident that the ends of my carton are very greatlystrengthened and that I am enabled to produce a durable carton fromrelatively thin ory light cardboard.

` of the contents of the carton have been re.

As best shown 1n Figure 5, I preferably tuck the edge flap 13 of thecover behind the flaps 31 thus retaining the cover in its uprightposition even after the upper row moved and this flap 13 can be tuckedbetween the flaps' 30 and the front wall when the cover is yclosed uponthe contents. It will be obvious that the blanks can be stored inflatcondition until the cartons are needed and that I have produced a formof carton in which the printing can be limited to one face' and yet becapable of having the cover raised and present its top display surfaceto the front. l

It is to be noted that the printed surfaces of t-he parts 29, 30, and 31appear Within the ends of the carton and cover'a'll unsightly joints andconnections, thus showing a very neat and'smooth interior.

As many modications of my invention in detail construction andarrangement Will doubtless suggest themselves to one skilled in the art,I do not limit or confine my invention to thesedetails as shown anddescribed.

I claim:

A cardboard carton made of a single sheet of cardboard printed on oneside only7 adapted to display an advertisement when its top is closed,the cover 'provided with a slot running substantially from end tov end,there being-avl space adjacent to the middle of its length `which is notsevered for holding the edges together until the carton is opened, the'slots permitting the ready folding of the carton transversely to permitits top surface to be seen from the front when arranged in upstandingposition back of the carton, the top edges of the ends of the cartonbeing inclined and the front edge of the carton lower than the rearedge, the cover provided on each end with a ta ered' flap and on itsfree edge with a para lel closing flap for extending the body portion ofthe carton, folding tongues at the ends of the tapered flaps for usevinholdging the cover in raised position, the free edge flap serving totuck in at the back of the carton for holding the extended cover inrearwardly inclined position. 'i

1 Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this second day of June, 1922.

'PERCY REEVES.

